A prospective dad’s road to light modification of the BMW 5 Series

“May 15, 2016. My wife and I met during a trip to Thailand. At that time, my wife was already a company executive earning 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a month, and I was just a I am an ordinary college graduate. Although I have a certain skill due to my parents’ training since I was a child, I was admitted to a well-known higher music institution in China because of my childhood skills. /p>

“My wife had a Volkswagen Golf of her own at that time. Although it was only a 1.6L self-priming model, it was enough for a little girl to commute to and from work. However, I had just learned my driver’s license and didn’t have my own car. I still drive my dad’s 2009 Toyota Camry. Since I just graduated from college and don’t have much money a month, I haven’t put the matter of changing cars on my agenda.”

"It's been like this for more than two years, and we got married at the end of 2018. Due to various reasons, as newlyweds, we didn't choose to exchange our money for a car, but spent the money on the business I just started. I had just started a business, and I didn’t understand many places and people. My wife simply resigned from her position as a senior executive in order to support my work, and she supported me wholeheartedly. Just like this, another two years passed, and my wife found out that she was pregnant. I remember when we first fell in love, my wife said that her favorite car in her life was the BMW 5 Series. When the doctor told me that I was going to be a father, I was so happy that I immediately decided to buy one for my wife. A 5 Series, as the saying goes, a BMW is a perfect match for a mother, haha."

"My wife only likes white cars with black interiors, and there are relatively few 5 Series that require this, and she is in the car business. My friend also made various inquiries, and finally, after more than half a month of searching, she finally found a 528Li, 245-hp high-power model in Tianjin that met her requirements in all aspects. She was optimistic about the condition of the car, and after discussing it with my wife, I immediately decided to buy one. Check out and pick up the car. Let’s take a look at how it looked when Xiao5 first got home.”

“When Xiao5 first picked up the car, he thought it looked pretty good, but after looking at it for a few days, he found that the wheels were a bit a bit shaky. It’s too ordinary. Like all my friends who like to modify, I also want to make my car a bit different. By chance, I talked about cars with a very close friend around me. He is an out-and-out car enthusiast. As a car fan, I learned some about the culture of modified cars. In fact, I was a novice at the beginning and didn’t know anything about modified cars. In fact, it was also thanks to this friend of mine who told me a lot. Knowledge, I read a lot of cases, so I avoided a lot of detours (in fact, to put it bluntly, he led me into the trap and got poisoned by modified cars, haha)"

"Coincidentally, I was working on it. When I was thinking about how to make Xiao5 stand out, I learned through a chance chat that the parent of one of my students was in the car tire parts business. After he learned that I changed my car, he said it was to thank me for these two things. Over the years, he helped his children achieve great results in musical instruments. He wanted to give me a set of wheels and brakes. Although I refused in every possible way, I couldn't resist the temptation in the end. Of course, I also gave him a very good musical instrument as a gift in return. His children, haha, deserve no reward for no merit, and cannot take other people's things for free. ”

“After a few days, I thought to myself that the wheels had been changed and the Xiaomi 5 looked sportier. Then should my surrounds also echo this set of wheels, otherwise it would look a bit sporty? It's strange, so I started looking for suitable surrounds on the Internet. Although the mainstream is to change the surrounds to M5, I personally don't want to change them like this. Maybe because my car is not an M5 at all. Of course, M5 surrounds are indeed good-looking. This depends on people. It’s different, everyone likes different styles! Later I learned that there is also a 5-series M-T surround, although I don’t know what the difference is between this and the M5’s surround (because I think the front bumper is the same as the M5’s). But at least it’s not called M5 surround, so I thought I’d just get the MT version, and finally chose the Taiwanese AN. I want to say here that the quality of AN’s surround is really hard to say. It fits well and the effect is relatively good. Not bad, I only changed the front bumper and side skirts, but not the rear bumper and fenders. When I bought it, I learned that the 5 Series M-T version does not have fenders, haha. The reason why the rear bumper has not been changed for the time being: First, the rear bumper must be replaced with four exhausts on both sides. If there are two fake ones and there is no smoke in the winter, wouldn't it be embarrassing? It is better not to change it. Secondly, I think changing the exhaust is too much. Noisy, thirdly worried about the traffic police arresting me. After all, he is going to be a father, so it is better to be stable.

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“As mentioned above, the student’s parents gave me a set of wheels and brakes. The wheels have been replaced, but the brakes have not yet been installed. Since my car has a rear-wheel drive electronic handbrake, if the calipers are replaced at the front and rear, the wheels will need to be enlarged to 19-inch and the rear will need to be changed to double calipers. My original car has 18-inch wheels, and I don’t want to enlarge the wheels at will. size, and on the other hand, it is also to save some money, so the parents of the students consulted me and gave me the suggestion that the front wheel should be equipped with a large six-piston 355 perforated disc, and the rear brake should continue to use the original caliper with a 355 perforated disc. , for symmetry, just spray the rear calipers the same color as the front calipers. ”

“The brake brand I changed is called AVR.?1. Most car enthusiasts may not have heard of this brand of brakes, because the ones we see on the road and in modification shops are basically Brembo and AP. This set of brakes is from Taiwan, which can also be said to be from the motherland. And I don’t think it’s a shame to replace domestic modified parts, because everyone has different modification budgets, different needs, and different ideas. To put it bluntly, I just modify it for fun, thinking that after a while I’ll have enough. Back in the day, I usually don’t go off the track, I just commute in the city and occasionally run on the highway. As we all know, car modification is a bottomless pit. As long as you have enough budget, there will never be the best modified parts for you, because there are only better ones waiting for you. So here I also want to tell the majority of married male riders that you can love modification, but you must do it according to your ability. After all, there is a family behind you waiting for you to support!!"

"It lasted a long time. After one and a half months, Xiao5's modification journey has come to an end for the time being. The rear bumper and exhaust of the MT version should be replaced in a while. I will share it with you at that time. There is no limit to modification, there is no best, what you like is the best!"

"Finally, to quote a 5 Series modified car enthusiast: The car itself has no soul. Home was instilled in your soul at that moment. This article and this car are the result of my hard work and thought. I also hope that the big guys in the forum will be merciful and don’t criticize me if you don’t like it! Thank you!”

This issue of BMW 5 Series Modification Case acknowledgment to the car owner: KennyBWM

This article is from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome